Welcome to Billingshurst Surgery.....

Dr Simkin

Dr Susan Simkin will be on maternity leave from 26/11/16, with an expected return to work in August 2017. We have temporary locum cover provided by Dr Iwona Pogoda until Christmas, with Dr Claude Baxter providing maternity leave cover from January 2017 until Dr Simkin's return.

Named Accountable GP

All patients have now been allocated a named accountable GP in accordance with our GMS contract and NHS England. Patients are still able to request an appointment to see any GP of their choice. To find out who you have been allocated, please ask at Reception when you are next in the surgery or you can find the information on your repeat prescription slip.

Publication of GP Net Earnings

As part of our 2015 GMS contract, we are required to confirm the following details for the financial year 2014/15.

The average pay for the GPs working at Billingshurst Surgery was £54,293. Please note that this figure was before payment of income tax, National Insurance, employee pension costs and practice expenses.

There were 4 full time and 5 part time GPs working at the practice in 2014/15. No locums were employed during this period.

Training Dates:

We occasionally close in the afternoon to allow GPs & staff protected time for training and development in order to continually improve patient care. The surgery will therefore be closed on the following dates/times. Please dial the number listed against the date for medical advice/contact during these sessions:

Change to Routine Blood Tests

Please be aware that ALL routine annual blood tests (including diabetic, coronary heart disease, hypertension) are changing from fasting to non-fasting. This is in line with recent NICE guidelines that support a non-fasting cholesterol blood test.

Mobile Numbers & Email Addresses

We use text messages to send appointment reminders and in the future for the notification of routine test results. If you provided us with your mobile number you will be automatically subscribed to this service, if you do not wish to receive text messages from us please let us know. Similarly, we may contact patients by email for all-patient or other notifications, eg Seasonal Flu Clinic alerts, so please let us know if you do not wish to receive emails from us.

Friends & Family Test

From 1st December 2014, GP practices are required to undertake the NHS Friends & Family Test, asking patients whether they would recommend their GP surgery. If you would like to add your response to this ongoing survey, please click on https://www.iwantgreatcare.org/gpsurgeries/billingshurst-surgery . Alternatively, you can complete a paper copy of this survey which is available at our Reception Desk.